Where does “thana” come from?

thana (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon thē, from Proto-Germanic þa, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

thana (Old Saxon): accusative masculine singular of thē

Definitions

  1. accusative masculine singular of thē

Ancestry of “thana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthēthat, that one
2Proto-Germanicþa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →